Anxiety decisions — 2025

The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran not demonstrating good cause for an untimely filing of a Notice of Disagreement (NOD) within one year of notification of the February 2023 and March 2023 rating decisions.

The Board denied an initial rating in excess of 30 percent for unspecified anxiety disorder with alcohol use disorder prior to July 20, 2023, but granted a 30 percent rating for hiatal hernia with GERD and herpes simplex 1 esophagitis.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (claimed as anxiety), other than PTSD, due to a lack of evidence supporting a current diagnosis of anxiety.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disability, including depressive disorder and/or anxiety, as secondary to left hand cold weather injury residuals due to a lack of medical evidence linking the Veteran's current psychiatric symptoms to his service-connected frostbite disabilities.

The Board granted restoration of service connection for other specified anxiety disorder, finding that the severance was improper due to a lack of clear and unmistakable error.

The Board denied the Veteran's appeal for a rating in excess of 50 percent for her service-connected adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety, depressed mood, and panic disorder.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for anxiety condition and sleep disorder due to a lack of evidence supporting current disabilities.

The Board granted an earlier effective date of February 9, 2017, for service connection for adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood. The Board also granted a rating of 10 percent for chronic sinusitis but denied a higher rating and a total rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities.

The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, to include anxiety and a mouth condition (also claimed as dental and oral) due to insufficient evidence of a current disability.

The Board granted service connection for GERD, obstructive sleep apnea, and increased the ratings for PTSD and bilateral shin splints.

The Board granted a 70 percent disability rating for the Veteran's service-connected adjustment disorder with mixed anxiety and depressed mood, effective March 14, 2022.

The Board denied service connection for all claimed conditions as the evidence did not support a finding that any of these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.

The Board dismissed the issues of service connection for treatment purposes only for generalized anxiety disorder and major depressive disorder due to no remaining error of fact or law.

The Board granted service connection for PTSD, anxiety, and depression based on credible evidence of in-service stressors and medical evidence linking the current symptoms to those events.

The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for a 70 percent rating and TDIU, finding that it was not factually ascertainable that his service-connected conditions met the criteria prior to May 21, 2019.

The Veteran is granted a total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities and basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.

The Board granted an effective date of December 29, 2019, for service connection for somatic symptom disorder (now rated with general anxiety disorder to include insomnia).

The Board remands the claims for service connection for rhinitis and anxiety disorder due to inadequate medical opinions and a need for additional evidence.

The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an unspecified anxiety disorder and dismissed his appeal seeking service connection for hearing loss due to untimeliness of the Notice of Disagreement.

The Board granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric condition, including PTSD and adjustment disorder with anxiety and depressed mood.